[Leica] Anne Rice

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

Damn, you guys see a different news than I do because I see positive
reports all over the place. The local reporters on the scene (not the
national) have had many, and even the national news has had quite a
variety of stories about people working selflessly for others.

Now I freely admit that I don't watch FOX or CNN but still, it's not
an endless set of images about looting. In fact many reports about
looting start with the need for getting food and water. It's when
people are looting hospitals, clothing stores, and swiping car-loads
of computers and TVs that the reporting gets ugly.

And WHY was someone shooting at contractors trying to fix the
flooding? I gather they paid with their lives but still... I suspect
it was drugs at the heart of it - or a complete psychotic break.

ab

On 9/4/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:
> Oddly enough, I would think that stories of heroism would make
> for good (popular) news coverage, photo journalism and the like.
> 
> I wonder if stories of individual heroism might require a closeness
> to the action that scares off the journalists. Dunno.
> 
> Yes, it is a shame.
> 
> Scott
> 
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
> 
> >Isn't that a shame, that taking note of positive behavior is not 
> >newsworthy
> >because, if it were, it would be such a rare event. Maybe we should 
> >qualify
> >it as the 6pm negative news. Fox just broke into a positive segment to
> >report the downed helicopter, so they wouldn't get "scooped".
> >
> >I think I'll channel surf for SpongeBob Squarepants.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
> >[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Eric
> >Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:45 PM
> >To: Leica Users Group
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Anne Rice
> >
> >Jeffery:
> >
> >
> >
> >>But none of those guys were videotaped doing these things, and none of
> >>them were looking for recognition.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Thanks for posting that.  Unfortunately, people being kind and considerate
> >doesn't draw as many viewers to the 6p news.  And that, I suppose, is a 
> >good
> >thing.  Because if it did, it would mean being nice is extraordinary
> >behavior.
> >
> >--
> >Eric
> >http://canid.com/
> >
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